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An adult female Olive-backed Sunbird sitting on a leaf stalk

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Family: Sunbird

Species: Cinnyris jugularis

Appearance: The Olive-backed Sunbird has a yellow underside with an olive upper-side. It also has a long, bent beak made specifically to extract nectar  from the base of blooms such as: Callistemon, Erythrina, Russelia, hibiscus and canna. The males of this species have a blue neck, while females have a yellow neck.

Date found: 3 October 2022

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An adult male Olive-backed Sunbird sitting on a branch

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Family: Sunbird

Species: Cinnyris jugularis

Appearance: The Olive-backed Sunbird has a yellow underside with an olive upper-side. It also has a long, bent beak made specifically to extract nectar  from the base of blooms such as: Callistemon, Erythrina, Russelia, hibiscus and canna. The males of this species have a blue neck, while females have a yellow neck.

Date found: 3 October 2022

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The Milky Stork is labelled as an Endangered species on the IUCN red list.
Family: Stork

Species: Mycteria cinerea

Appearance: The Milky Stork is a relatively large bird with milky white plumage and black lined wings. It sports a long, curved beak that is relatively thick. They have a bald face around their eyes and from their forehead to their chin. They have pink legs, with similar legs like a flamingo - their backwards knees being their ankles. Males and females of this species look similar, with males being slightly larger and having a slightly thinner beak. Juveniles of this species look like their adult counterparts, except their milky white exterior feathers are replaced with a more greyish-brown colour. This bird is often confused with the Painted Stork, but they are both different because Painted Storks have a black patch that is dotted with white lines on their wings. Juvenile Milky Storks and juvenile Painted Storks are almost indistinguishable from each other, except for their lined underwing, which is completely black in Painted Stork juveniles, and paler in Milky Stork juvenile. There have been cases where Milky Storks and Painted Storks have crossbred and have produced hybrids. Some hybrids had very different plumage from other hybrids because of different strengths of the phenotypes.

Date found: 5 March 2021

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An adult Little Grebe in breeding swimming in the pond

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Family: Grebes

Species: Tachybaptus ruficollis

Appearance: Little Grebes are smallish medium sized birds During  brown feathers, with a slightly lighter tone on the neck, all around its body. This bird has a white cheek and a black bill. It also has yellow eyes. Males and females of this species look similar but females are slightly duller and smaller. In non-breeding these birds are paler with grey-brown upperparts. Their necks turn yellowy-brown, and the chin and the throat are white. Their cheek patch also turns pale green. Juveniles of this species have greyish plumage, with dark greyish feathers near the head and shoulders. These feathers slowly turn browner and browner until they are in breeding.

Date found: 13 October 2021

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Two adult Lesser Sand Plovers (left) enjoying their first summers and An adult Common Redshank (right) eyeing them

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Sand Plover (adult), Common Redshank (adult)

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Lesser Sand Plover

Family: Plovers

Species: Charadrius mongolus

Appearance: The Lesser Sand Plover is a smaller bird that has a brown spotted upperside and a white underside. This bird has a small beak and also has brown legs. In the summer, the Lesser Sand Plover has a orange collar that goes around its neck, and also above and around its head. Males and Females of this species look alike. During non-breeding, their plumage has no hints of orange. During the first summer of this bird, they have only a bit of orange on their collars. Juveniles of this species look like their non-breeding adult counterparts, but have a small bit of orange on their chest and collar. Juveniles are also slightly smaller and thinner.

Date found: 31 August 2021

Common Redshank

Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Tringa totanus

Appearance: The Common Redshank has a striped and dotted pattern of its body consisting of white and light brown. They have red legs and a long red beak with a black gradient. Males and females of this species look similar but females have paler upper parts. In non-breeding plumage, upper parts are greyer without markings, except some narrow whitish fringes. Juveniles of this species have brown upper parts and white underparts.

Date found: 31 August 2022

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An adult Lesser Sand Plover (right) enjoying its first summer and an adult Paddyfield Pipet (left) chilling on the sand

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Lesser Sand Plover (adult), Paddyfield Pipet (adult)

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Lesser Sand Plover (adult), Paddyfield Pipet (adult)

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Lesser Sand Plover

Family: Plovers

Species: Charadrius mongolus

Appearance: The Lesser Sand Plover is a smaller bird that has a brown spotted upperside and a white underside. This bird has a small beak and also has brown legs. In the summer, the Lesser Sand Plover has a orange collar that goes around its neck, and also above and around its head. Males and Females of this species look alike. During non-breeding, their plumage has no hints of orange. During the first summer of this bird, they have only a bit of orange on their collars. Juveniles of this species look like their non-breeding adult counterparts, but have a small bit of orange on their chest and collar. Juveniles are also slightly smaller.

Date found: 31 August 2021

Paddyfield Pipit

Family: Motacillidae

Species: Anthus rufulus

Appearance: The Paddyfield Pipit is a small bird that has brown dashed feathers all over, a white underside, a small beak and black eyes. Their chests are streaked slightly and distinct eyebrows. Males and Females of this species look alike. Juveniles of this species sport a black mottling on their upperparts, but otherwise look the same as their adult counterparts.

Date found: 31 August 2021

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An adult Lesser Adjutant wading through the mudflats

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The Lesser Adjutant is labelled as an Vulnerable species on the IUCN red list.
Family: Stork

Species: Leptoptilos javanicus

Appearance: The Lesser Adjutant is a medium to big sized bird, having long legs characteristic of storks, and a long, triangle shaped beak for feeding on frogs, fishes, and other marine animals and reptiles. This bird also had black feathers on its upperside, and a white underside. It also has a long, yellow neck and a distinctive bald head. Males and females of this species look the same but males are bigger and have larger beaks. Juveniles of this species look similar to their adult counterparts, while having white legs and a white neck.

Date found: 21 December 2021

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An adult Lesser Adjutant wading through the mudflats, trying to find a bite to eat

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The Lesser Adjutant is labelled as an Vulnerable species on the IUCN red list.
Family: Stork

Species: Leptoptilos javanicus

Appearance: The Lesser Adjutant is a medium to big sized bird, having long legs characteristic of storks, and a long, triangle shaped beak for feeding on frogs, fishes, and other marine animals and reptiles. This bird also had black feathers on its upperside, and a white underside. It also has a long, yellow neck and a distinctive bald head. Males and females of this species look the same but males are bigger and have larger beaks. Juveniles of this species look similar to their adult counterparts, while having white legs and a white neck. The Lesser Adjutant is labelled as an Endangered species on the IUCN red list.

Date found: 20 December 2021

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A Javan Myna staring into the Singapore strait

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Family: Starling

Species: Acridotheres javanicus

Appearance: The Javan Myna is a small bird with black feathers. The bird has a yellow beak and feet and its beak is small because its diet is based on the snails, eggs, immature birds, frogs, insects, fruit and seed. This bird has a signature tuft of hair at the top of its beak. There are not many noticeable differences between males and females of this species. Juveniles of this species look like their adult counterparts, being a bit smaller and fatter.

Date found: 19 January 2022

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Family: Starling

Species: Acridotheres javanicus

Appearance: The Javan Myna is a small bird with black feathers. The bird has a yellow beak and feet and its beak is small because its diet is based on the snails, eggs, immature birds, frogs, insects, fruit and seed. This bird has a signature tuft of hair at the top of its beak. There are not many noticeable differences between males and females of this species. Juveniles of this species look like their adult counterparts, being a bit smaller and fatter.

Date found: 23 January 2022

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Chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus)

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Merambong shoal (Tanjung kupang seagrass meadow)

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Merambong shoal (Tanjung kupang seagrass meadow)

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Lai ZeXian (Amadeus, a Grade 10 student at SSMFC)
Family: Columbidae

Species: Ducula bicolor

Appearance: Pied Imperial Pigeons have white upperparts and underparts. They also have black tipped wings, black tipped tails and a black beak. Males and females of this species look almost exactly alike. Juveniles of this species look like their adult counterparts, but are smaller and fatter. cuter too :)

Date found: 24 April 2022

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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (adult, male)

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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (adult, male)

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Family: Dicruridae

Species: Dicrurus paradiseus

Appearance: The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo is an all black bird with a tuft of hair on its beak. The most defining feature of a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo is its two tail feathers that extend down. Males and females of this species look alike, with their differences being that females do not have the tuft of hair on its beak and they also are smaller than the males. Juveniles of this species look similar to their adult counterparts, being smaller.

Date found: 24 October 2021

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Family: Ardeidae

Species: Casmerodius albus

Appearance: This is the largest of the white egrets; its long neck is often characteristically kinked. When non-breeding, it bill and facial skin is yellow. In breeding, its bill is black and its facial skin is blue. Males of this species are much larger than females, but other than that there is not much differentiation between them.

Date found: 3 February 2022

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Family: Ardeidae

Species: Casmerodius albus

Appearance: This is the largest of the white egrets; its long neck is often characteristically kinked. When non-breeding, it bill and facial skin is yellow. In breeding, its bill is black and its facial skin is blue. Males of this species are much larger than females, but other than that there is not much differentiation between them.

Date found: 19 March 2022

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Two adult Great-billed Herons wading in the water

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Herons

Species: Ardea Sumatrana

Appearance: During non-breeding times, Great-billed Herons have greyish brown feathers with a lighter underside and hae black bills. Adults in breeding have white-tipped greyish plumes on their wings and chest. Males and females of this species look alike, with their main difference being size, where males are much larger than females. Juveniles of this species have the same plumage as non-breeding adults but with slightly warmer feather colours.

Date found: 22 September 2021

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An adult Great-billed Heron wading through some water

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Family: Herons

Species: Ardea Sumatrana

Appearance: During non-breeding times, Great-billed Herons have greyish brown feathers with a lighter underside and hae black bills. Adults in breeding have white-tipped greyish plumes on their wings and chest. Males and females of this species look alike, with their main difference being size, where males are much larger than females. Juveniles of this species have the same plumage as non-breeding adults but with slightly warmer feather colours.

Date found: 2 October 2021

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An adult Grey Heron wading through water

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Family: Herons

Species: Ardea cinerea

Appearance: The Grey Heron is a large sized bird with white/light grey underside. Its back is dark grey and it has a black patch on its head and wings. It has a yellow beak. There are not many differences between male and females of this species.

Date found: 5 August 2021

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An adult Grey Heron picking up and eating a snake

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Family: Herons

Species: Ardea cinerea

Appearance: The Grey Heron is a large sized bird with white/light grey underside. Its back is dark grey and it has a black patch on its head and wings. It has a yellow beak. There are not many differences between male and females of this species.

Date found: 7 August 2021

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An adult Grey Heron (left) and adult female Great Egret (right) wading in the water together

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Grey Heron (adult), Great Egret (adult, female)

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Grey Heron (adult), Great Egret (adult, female)

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Grey Heron

Family: Herons

Species: Ardea cinerea

Appearance: The Grey Heron is a large sized bird with white/light grey underside. Its back is dark grey and it has a black patch on its head and wings. It has a yellow beak. There are not many differences between male and females of this species.

Date found: 18 July 2021

Great Egret

Family: Ardeidae

Species: Casmerodius albus

Appearance: This is the largest of the white egrets; its long neck is often characteristically kinked. When non-breeding, it bill and facial skin is yellow. In breeding, its bill is black and its facial skin is blue. Males of this species are much larger than females, but other than that there is not much differentiation between them.

Date found: 18 July 2021

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Four adult male Eurasian Tree Sparrows sitting on a Forest City wall

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Passeridae

Species: Passer montanus

Appearance: The Eurasian Tree Sparrow is a small bird with brown fur; a white face and underside; and a black beak. Males and females of this species look alike, with the males having a black patch on their face around their eyes. Juveniles of this species look like their adult counterparts, being smaller and slightly fatter.

Date found: 5 August 2021

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An adult Eurasian Curlew wading in the mudflats

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Numenius arquata

Appearance: The Eurasian curlew has a black/brown and white dotted upper feathers. This bird also has a long, curved beak. Males and females of this species look identical, but adult females have longer beaks. Juveniles are identical to their adult counterparts, being a bit smaller and having thinner necks.

Date found: 19 February 2022

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An adult Oriental Dollarbird sitting on a branch

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Family: Coraciidae

Species: Eurystomus orientalis

Appearance: The Oriental Dollarbird is named that way for its distinctive pale blue or white, coin-shaped spots on its wings. They have orang beaks and a blueish green body, with black heads. Both sexes look similar, however females has slightly duller feathers. Juvenile Dollarbirds are duller than the adults and lack the bright blue gloss on the throat.

Date found: 24 October 2021

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An adult male Coppersmith Barbet (left) and an adult Blue-tailed Bee-eater (right) sitting on one dead tree together

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Coppersmith Barbet (adult, male), Blue-tailed Bee-eater (adult)

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Coppersmith Barbet (adult, male), Blue-tailed Bee-eater (adult)

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Coppersmith Barbet

Family: Megalaimidae

Species: Psilopogon haemacephalus

Appearance: The Coppersmith Barbet is a small bird with streaked underparts and a patterned face. The bird sports red patches on its forehead and upper chest. Males and females of this species look alike but the females are seen to be a bit more yellow and overall a narrower red patch on its upper chest, while juveniles are seen lacking any red whatsoever.

Date found: 5 March 2022

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Family: Meropidae

Species: Merops philippinus

Appearance: The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a small bird with a green upper exterior. It also has yellow neck with a red stripe and a vibrant blue tail. Males tend to have longer central tail feather extensions and juveniles are similar but paler, with a pale brown throat and short tail.

Date found: 5 March 2022

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Family: Cisticolidae

Species: Orthotomus sutorius

Appearance: The Common Tailorbird is a small bird with a long olive tail and upper back, white underparts, a grey head and red forehead. It also has a small beak and orange legs. Males and females of this species look alike but males have longer tails in breeding. Females also have less red on their forehead. Juveniles of this species are duller

Date found: 3 October 2021

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An adult female Common Tailorbird sitting on a bench

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Cisticolidae

Species: Orthotomus sutorius

Appearance: The Common Tailorbird is a small bird with a long olive tail and upper back, white underparts, a grey head and red forehead. It also has a small beak and orange legs. Males and females of this species look alike but males have longer tails in breeding. Females also have less red on their forehead. Juveniles of this species are duller

Date found: 23 January 2022

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An adult male Tailorbird sitting on a thorny branch

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Cisticolidae

Species: Orthotomus sutorius

Appearance: The Common Tailorbird is a small bird with a long olive tail and upper back, white underparts, a grey head and red forehead. It also has a small beak and orange legs. Males and females of this species look alike but males have longer tails in breeding. Females also have less red on their forehead. Juveniles of this species are duller

Date found: 13 February 2022

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Jalan Forest City 5, Gelang Patah, Malaysia

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An adult male Common Tailorbird in breeding sitting on a plant pot

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Family: Cisticolidae

Species: Orthotomus sutorius

Appearance: The Common Tailorbird is a small bird with a long olive tail and upper back, white underparts, a grey head and red forehead. It also has a small beak and orange legs. Males and females of this species look alike but males have longer tails in breeding. Females also have less red on their forehead. Juveniles of this species are duller

Date found: 23 January 2022

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A juvenile Common Sandpiper sitting on a rock

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Actitis hypoleucos

Appearance: The Common Sandpiper is a medium to small bird with white underparts and greyish brown upper parts. This bird has a slightly long grey beak with two yellowish green legs. Males and females of this species look alike, with females being slightly larger. Juveniles of this species look similar to the adults while also having a smaller neck and shorter stature.

Date found: 13 October 2021

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An adult Common Sandpiper standing on the sand

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Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Actitis hypoleucos

Appearance: The Common Sandpiper is a medium to small bird with white underparts and greyish brown upper parts. This bird has a slightly long grey beak with two yellowish green legs. Males and females of this species look alike, with females being slightly larger. Juveniles of this species look similar to the adults while also having a smaller neck and shorter stature.

Date found: 13 December 2021

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An adult Common Redshank wading through some mud

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Scolopacidae

Species: Tringa totanus

Appearance: The Common Redshank has a striped and dotted pattern of its body consisting of white and light brown. They have red legs and a long red beak with a black gradient. Males and females of this species look similar but females have paler upper parts. In non-breeding plumage, upper parts are greyer without markings, except some narrow whitish fringes. Juveniles of this species have brown upper parts and white underparts.

Date found: 31 August 2022

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Two adult Common Indian Mynas sitting on a tree

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Shan Taryn Ambrose
Family: Starling

Species: Acridotheres tristis

Appearance: The Common Indian Myna is a small bird with brown feathers, the bird also has a white underside. Its beak and feet are yellow and its beak is small because its diet is based on the snails, eggs, immature birds, frogs, insects, fruit and seed. There are not many noticeable differences between males and females of this species.

Date found: 18 March 2022

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An adult Common Indian Myna sitting on a goal post

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Shan Taryn Ambrose
Family: Starling

Species: Acridotheres tristis

Appearance: The Common Indian Myna is a small bird with brown feathers, the bird also has a white underside. Its beak and feet are yellow and its beak is small because its diet is based on the snails, eggs, immature birds, frogs, insects, fruit and seed. There are not many noticeable differences between males and females of this species.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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An adult Common Indian Myna that is starting to bald

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Starling

Species: Acridotheres tristis

Appearance: The Common Indian Myna is a small bird with brown feathers, the bird also has a white underside. Its beak and feet are yellow and its beak is small because its diet is based on the snails, eggs, immature birds, frogs, insects, fruit and seed. There are not many noticeable differences between males and females of this species.

Date found: 21 Mar 2022

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An adult male Collared Kingfisher sitting on the ground

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Alcendinidae

Species: Todiramphus chloris

Appearance: The Collared Kingfisher is a small bird that has a blue back and blue head, with a white nape and white abdomen. There is also line across its collar that is a darker shade of blue, running from eye to eye. This bird has a long, black beak. Males of this species tend to have a slightly more blue tinge, while females tend to have a slightly more green tinge. Juvenile birds are duller with a larger black collar band and tiny black dots across their breast.

Date found: 21 March 2022

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A breeding adult Chinese Pond Heron sitting by the lake

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Ardeidae

Species: Ardeola bacchus

Appearance: The Chinese pond Heron is a medium sized bird. Its beak is long and yellow with a black tip. Female of this species are paler on the nape, and lack the grey patch on the breast. They also have shorter feathers. Breeding adults have a brown head, black upper back, and white underparts. Juvenile and non breeding adults look similar to each other, having a light brown upper back, white underparts, and a striped head. Their sport the same noticeable beak.

Date found: 21 March 2022

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An adult Chestnut Munia sitting on a blade of grass

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Estrildidae

Species: Lonchura atricapilla

Appearance: A Chestnut Munia is a smaller sized bird with a black head, brown underparts and a bluish white beak. It averages from 11-12. Males and females of this species look alike, but only the male sings. Juveniles are entirely light brown.

Date found: 6 March 2022

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Family: Accipitridae

Species: Nisaetus cirrhatus

Appearance: The Changeable Hawk-eagle is a larger than average bird that show a wide range of variation in plumage from pale to dark, varying with moult and age. Females are larger than males with an average overall size difference of 7% but this can individually range to an 18-22% difference. Because the colours and features of this species vary over time, it is hard to differentiate male and females. Juveniles of this species are much paler, with less varied white underparts and less striping on the body.

Date found: 6 March 2022

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Family: Sunbird

Species: Anthreptes malacensis

Appearance: The Brown-throated Sunbird is a small bird that has a curved beak and small reddish eyes. Males of this species have a vast array of colours on their bodies.  Their head and upper-parts are blue and they have a dark brown patch around their eyes, and on their wings. Their lower-parts are yellow and they have a light brown throat. Females of this species are less colourful with olive upper-parts, brown wings, and less vibrant yellow under-parts. Juveniles of this species look like the females with a yellower beak and less defined colours.

Date found: 3 January 2022

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A family of adult Asian Glossy Starlings

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Kesn Kanagasaba
Family: Starling

Species: Aplonis panayensis

Appearance: Asian Glossy Starlings have metallic, glossy feathers, with its primary identifier being its red eyes. This bird is often mistaken for the Asian Koel, however, a defining feature between each of them, is that the Asian glossy starling has a black beak, while the Asian Koel has a yellow beak. Both male and female birds look the same.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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A male Blue-tailed Bee-eater sitting on a branch

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Meropidae

Species: Merops philippinus

Appearance: The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a small bird with a green upper exterior. It also has yellow neck with a red stripe and a vibrant blue tail. Males tend to have longer central tail feather extensions and juveniles are similar but paler, with a pale brown throat and short tail.

Date found: 19 January 2022

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A female Blue-tailed Bee-eater sitting on a pipe

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Meropidae

Species: Merops philippinus

Appearance: The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a small bird with a green upper exterior. It also has yellow neck with a red stripe and a vibrant blue tail. Males tend to have longer central tail feather extensions and juveniles are similar but paler, with a pale brown throat and short tail.

Date found: 26 January 2022

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A male, juvenile Black-naped Oriole sitting in a tree waiting for its father to feed it a worm

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Michael Dives
Family: Old World Orioles

Species: Oriolus chinensis

Appearance: A small yellow bird with a black patch around its nape. Males are entirely yellow except for black tipped wings and a black patch around its nape. Females have the a more olive colour for its wings.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Xinyang Du
Species: (Could be a totally new species)

Family: Lycaenidae

Appearance: Small gray butterfly. The body is white. It has wings that the outer side is gray while the inner side is blue. There are two very close orange eyespots and a small "tail" on the end of its wings. There are some gray stripe spots on the outer side of its wings.

Date found: March 20th

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Xinyang Du. We have this one's body well kept and preserved. - Xin Yang
Family: Vespidae

Species: Vespa Analis

Appearance: A common large orange or brown wasp in Asia. Their color of them is regional distinctive: In East Asia, they are usually orange, but in South East Asia, their body color is darker. They are very invasive.

Date found: 20 March 2022
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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Xinyang Du. This species is still skeptical. According to its feature, I primarily estimate it is the Black Flower Wasps (Austroscolia Soror), which is a non-native species from Australia! However, we regrettably didn't keep the body of it, so we are not able to do the further confirmation  - Xinyang Du.

Family: Scoliidae

Species: Austroscolia Soror

Appearance: A large, black, furry wasp with really long wings that have blue luster. The adults are fed on pollens while their larvas are fed on the host (they are parasitic).

Date found: 20 March 2022

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Species: Teleopsis Dalmanni

Family: Diopsidae

Appearance: A very peculiar fly species with a pair of very long extended red eyes. Due to their long stalk-eye, they can't fly as well as other fly species, but it gives them an advantageous binocular vision.

Date found: March 20th

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Xinyang Du
Species: Agriocnemis femina

Family: Coenagrionidae

Appearance: A green damselfly species with a red spot on the tail. There is a vertical black stripe that crosses its whole body.

Date found: March 20th

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An adult Coppersmith Barbet (bottom), adult Blue-tailed Bee-eater (middle), and adult Yellow-vented Bulbul (top) sitting on one dead tree together

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Coppersmith Barbet (adult), Blue-tailed Bee-eater (adult, male), Yellow-vented Bulbul (adult)

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Coppersmith Barbet (adult), Blue-tailed Bee-eater (adult, male), Yellow-vented Bulbul (adult)

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Coppersmith Barbet

Family: Megalaimidae

Species: Psilopogon haemacephalus

Appearance: The Coppersmith Barbet is a small bird with streaked underparts and a patterned face. The bird sports red patches on its forehead and upper chest. Males and females of this species look alike but the females are seen to be a bit more yellow and overall a narrower red patch on its upper chest, while juveniles are seen lacking any red whatsoever.

Date found: 19 March 2022

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Family: Meropidae

Species: Merops philippinus

Appearance: The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a small bird with a green upper exterior. It also has yellow neck with a red stripe and a vibrant blue tail. Males tend to have longer central tail feather extensions and juveniles are similar but paler, with a pale brown throat and short tail.

Date found: 19 March 2022

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Family: Bulbul

Species: Pycnonotus goiavier

Appearance: The Yellow-vented Bulbul is a small bird with a white underside and face, and a brown coat and tail feathers. It has a black line between the bill and eyes and its most prominent feature is its bright yellow vent. There are no prominent defining visual features between males and females of this species. The juveniles of this species are fatter and rounder and their tails are shorter.

Date found: 19 March 2022

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A male Asian Koel sitting on a branch under the shade of some leaves

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Cuckoos

Species: Eudynamys scolopaceus

Appearance: The Asian Koel is a medium sized bird characterised by its red eyes and curved beak. It is a brood parasite bird meaning that it will lay its eggs in another bird's nest, and that bird will take care of its young. Males of this species have an all black, glossy exterior while females have a brown, white spotted back with a striped tail. Juveniles of this species look similar to their adult counterparts, however, male juveniles do not have the characteristic red eyes.

Date found: 24 September 2021

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Cuckoos

Species: Eudynamys scolopaceus

Appearance: The Asian Koel is a medium sized bird characterised by its red eyes and curved beak. It is a brood parasite bird meaning that it will lay its eggs in another bird's nest, and that bird will take care of its young. Males of this species have an all black, glossy exterior while females have a brown, white spotted back with a striped tail. Juveniles of this species look similar to their adult counterparts, however, male juveniles do not have the characteristic red eyes.

Date found: 17 January 2022

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An juvenile, male Asian Koel sitting on a branch

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Glenda Lakey
Family: Cuckoos

Species: Eudynamys scolopaceus

Appearance: The Asian Koel is a medium sized bird characterised by its red eyes and curved beak. It is a brood parasite bird meaning that it will lay its eggs in another bird's nest, and that bird will take care of its young. Males of this species have an all black, glossy exterior while females have a brown, white spotted back with a striped tail. Juveniles of this species look similar to their adult counterparts, however, male juveniles do not have the characteristic red eyes.

Date found: 9 February 2022

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A female Olive-backed Sunbird sitting on a branch near a windowsill

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Michael Dives
Family: Sunbird

Species: Cinnyris jugularis

Appearance: The Olive-backed Sunbird has a yellow underside with an olive upper-side. It also has a long, bent beak made specifically to extract nectar  from the base of blooms such as: Callistemon, Erythrina, Russelia, hibiscus and canna. The males of this species have a blue neck, while females have a yellow neck.

Date found: 14 March 2022

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Two Asian Glossy Starlings sitting under the bridge

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Kesn Kanagasaba
Family: Starling

Species: Aplonis panayensis

Appearance: Asian Glossy Starlings have metallic, glossy feathers, with its primary identifier being its red eyes. This bird is often mistaken for the Asian Koel, however, a defining feature between each of them, is that the Asian glossy starling has a black beak, while the Asian Koel has a yellow beak. Both male and female birds look the same.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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An adult Common Indian Myna standing by the track on the grass

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Ms. Shan Taryn Ambrose
Family: Starling

Species: Acridotheres tristis

Appearance: The Common Indian Myna is a small bird with brown feathers, the bird also has a white underside. Its beak and feet are yellow and its beak is small because its diet is based on the snails, eggs, immature birds, frogs, insects, fruit and seed. There are not many noticeable differences between males and females of this species.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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An adult Large-billed Crow sitting on a tree branch

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Kesn Kanagasaba
Family: Corvidae

Species: Corvus macrorhynchos

Appearance: The Large-billed Crow is found in most parts of South, South East, and East Asia and its distinct feature that separates it from other crows is its large bill. These birds often terrorise other birds on campus, and other birds are often required to protect their young from them.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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Family: Membracidae

Species: Leptocentrus taurus

Apperance: A mid to large sized tri-horned treehopper that feed on the liquid of plants, very good at flying and jumping.

Found Date: March 12 2022
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Family: Scarabaeidae

Species: Oryctes rhinoceros

Appearance: A mid to large beetle that has a small horn on its head and a sunk area on its chest. Active at night, can usually be found under artificial light.

Found Date: February 23 2022
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Family: Hymenopodidae

Species: Odontomantis planiceps

Appearance: A small green mantis (adult) that lives on short shrubs, their inside wings are purple while their outside wings are green. Their nymph is very small and has a totally black body (After one or two times ecdyses will gradually become green), and that is why they were called "ant mantis"

Found Date: March 13 2022
(1.334938095582846, 103.59248283583483)

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Xinyang Du
Family: Acrididae

Species: Valanga nigricornis

Appearance: A large yellow grasshopper with black stripes on its head and big deep blue spots on its chest and wings. (Adult) One of the most common insect in FC

Found Date: March 6 2022
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Family: Tessaratomidae

Species: Pycanum rubens

Appearance: A mid-to-large green shield bug with a yellow and black abdomen expanding, very good at flying. Their nymph is orange and with a long yellow line that vertically crosses its body. (One of my favorite insects in FC)

Found Date: March 13th

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A male Oriental Magpie-robin sitting on a branch

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Michael Dives
Family: Muscicapidae

Species: Copsychus saularis

Appearance: The Oriental Magpie-robin  has a small beak and most of its diet consists of insects and their larvae. The males have black feathers, with a white stripe going across its sides while the females have greyish brown and white feathers. Juveniles resemble females, but their head and upper feathers are scaly.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Kesn Kanagasaba
Family: Herons

Species: Ardea cinerea

Appearance: The Grey Heron is a large sized bird with white/light grey underside. Its back is dark grey and it has a black patch on its head and wings. It has a yellow beak. There are not many differences between male and females of this species.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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Family: Coenagrionidae

Species: Enallagma Signatum

Appearance: An orange damselfly with a black long stripe on its chest and has completely transparent wings

Date found: March 6 2022
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Family: Coenagrionidae

Species: Orolestes wallacei

Appearance: A small damselfly with a symbolic blue spot on its tail.

Date found: March 6 2022
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Date found: DD MM 202Y

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Family: Oxudercidae
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Date found: 11 March 2022

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A male Pink-necked Green Pigeon sitting on a branch

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Michael Dives
Family: Columbidae

Species: Treron vernans

Appearance: An average sized bird with a green body and a pink neck and slightly purple head. Males have green feathers under their neck all around their body and are seen with the iconic pink neck while females are entirely green.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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White: Tooltips or Unfinished species listings
Red: Mammals
Orange: Terrestrial invertebrates
Green: Birds
Blue: Marine Animals & Plants
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A father Black-naped Oriole bringing a worm for its child

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Michael Dives
Family: Old World Orioles

Species: Oriolus chinensis

Appearance: A small yellow bird with a black patch around its nape. Males are entirely yellow except for black tipped wings and a black patch around its nape. Females have the a more olive colour for its wings.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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A Great Egret majestically flying over the road

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Author's note: This picture was taken by Mr. Kesn Kanagasaba
Family: Ardeidae

Species: Casmerodius albus

Appearance: This is the largest of the white egrets; its long neck is often characteristically kinked. When non-breeding, it bill and facial skin is yellow. In breeding, its bill is black and its facial skin is blue. Males of this species are much larger than females, but other than that there is not much differentiation between them.

Date found: 11 March 2022

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Date found: DD MM 202Y